Saying Yes with Author Natalie Davis @ LGBTQ & Polyamory Peer Power Group

Polyamory Today editor, Natalie Davis joins us to discuss her newly released book, Saying Yes: My Adventures in Polyamory and other topics including living in a nested V configuration.

Paula read this book and highly recommends it, she says, “I love it! It is so vulnerable and shares not only Natalie’s polyamory journey, but also brings light to how stepping ‘outside the box’ can help us all grow, change and learn from experiences that affect many aspects of our lives.”

Saying Yes will be released on January 13th (along with an audio version). Get your copy in advance of our meeting and bring your questions for Natalie. Pre-order from bookshop.org, or your favorite bookseller, audiobook available from Amazon.

About Saying Yes My Adventures in Polyamory
Twenty years of marriage. One life-altering question. Natalie Davis's brave and candid memoir chronicles the transformation of her traditional monogamous marriage into a vibrant polyamorous lifestyle.

When her husband suggests they have sex with strangers, Natalie is incredulous. Yet, in the aftermath of his infidelity and while battling the voice in her head urging her to leave him, she agrees to try non-monogamy. What follows surprises no one more than Natalie—a soccer mom and lawyer—as she embarks on a daring journey down the rabbit hole of polyamory.

Fearing for her livelihood and community standing, Natalie must keep her new lifestyle secret. She navigates complex relationships, including increasing clashes with her boyfriend's wife (her "metamour"), confronting a therapist who claims polyamory is abusive, and debating what to tell her family and friends. Along the way, she discovers her own bold sexuality, experiences the thrill of young lovers, finds empathy from her husband's experienced poly
girlfriend, and learns to weather heartbreak and find bliss.

About Natalie Davis
Natalie Davis is the editor of the online publication Polyamory Today. Her work has appeared in several publications, and her views on polyamory have been published in The Washington Post. She presents workshops on communication and non-monogamy. She lives in the Washington, DC area with her partner and metamour. You can find her on social media and Medium @nataliedavisadventures and through her website, nataliedavisadventures.com.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE for this meeting:
https://tinyurl.com/smpcpolypeerpower
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link and information about joining the meeting. Each computer/device will need their own registration. It's ok to have more than one person on a single screen/Zoom account. Keep your link! You can use it for future months. (If you are asked for a code, it's "poly" -- not capitalized, no quote marks, no punctuation!)

Accessibility information: this group meets in English on Zoom and closed captioning is available.

Questions? Contact Ishani Dugar (they/them or xe/xem at [ishani.dugar@sanmateopride.org](mailto:ishani.dugar@sanmateopride.org) or 650-554-1234

MORE INFO:
This is a social and discussion group for polyamorous/open/RA/poly-friendly/poly-curious/etc folks in San Mateo County (and beyond).

Come share your experiences and ideas with others, and learn from them in return. Get to know other poly/open/etc people in San Mateo County (and beyond)!

The San Mateo County Pride Center is open to all, including LGBTQ, polyamorous, monogamous, monogamish, open, RA, poly-friendly, queer allies, as well as people from any background, race, gender or sexual identification, religion, political affiliation, and length of hair (or lack thereof!). If you are interested and respectful of diversity, we're happy to have you join us!

We look forward to seeing you on the first Wednesday at 7pm!
Dawn Davidson, Paula, and the Pride Center staff

NOTE: As of July 28, 2025, have a new Zoom Link. If you haven't registered for the Polyam Peer Power group on Zoom since that date, you will need to register again:
https://tinyurl.com/smpcpolypeerpower
OR
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